How to relieve pain from pericoronitis of wisdom teeth and how to cure it?

Wisdom teeth are a relatively important part of human development. Because wisdom teeth grow very slowly, they generally grow out when people reach adulthood. However, the role of wisdom teeth is becoming less and less important. People are even prone to pericoronitis of wisdom teeth, which is a very painful disease. So, how can we relieve the pain of pericoronitis of wisdom teeth and how can we cure it?

The treatment of wisdom tooth pericoronitis is mainly to enhance the patient's body resistance, control infection, and promote the dissipation of inflammation. After the acute phase, surgical treatment of the diseased tooth should be considered to prevent recurrence.

1. Systemic treatment

Depending on the condition, antibacterial drugs or Chinese herbal medicines for internal use that clear heat and detoxify are used for treatment. Persisting in treatment for more than one month can achieve good results, but it cannot cure the disease completely.

2. Local treatment

Local treatment of pericoronitis of wisdom teeth is important. The blind bag can be flushed with 1% to 3% hydrogen peroxide solution, normal saline or other sterile solution every day, and then 3% iodine glycerol can be injected. Also give gargle with compound borax solution or furacillin solution several times a day. In the early stages, local physical therapy and external application of Chinese herbal medicine can also be used to help absorb inflammation. Acupuncture therapy can relieve pain and improve mouth opening. If abscess cavity is formed, it can be incised and drained.

3. Treatment of affected teeth

After the acute inflammation subsides, the diseased tooth should be further treated to prevent recurrence. If the teeth are in the correct position, can erupt normally, and have opposing teeth to perform chewing functions, a pericoronal gingival flap wedge resection can be performed; otherwise, the teeth should be extracted.

5. Prognosis

If acute pericoronitis is not treated thoroughly, it may turn into a chronic disease, with repeated attacks and even fistulas. If the inflammation continues to expand, various complications may occur. Therefore, protecting wisdom teeth is an issue that must be taken seriously in life, and some chewing habits should be changed.